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late 16th century (in the sense ‘filled with awe’): from awe + -some1.


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From awe +‎ -some; compare Old English eġeful(“ fearful; inspiring awe”).


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awesome (adj.)

1590s, "profoundly reverential," from awe (n.) + -some (1). Meaning "inspiring awe or dread" is from 1670s; weakened colloquial sense of "impressive, very good" is recorded by 1961 and was in vogue from after c. 1980. Related: Awesomely; awesomeness.